Parties mum on time lines for child-care plans
May 7, 2009
By Pieta Woolley
Georgia Straight

Back in 2001, when the B.C. New Democratic Party was just weeks away from losing power in B.C., it introduced the most affordable childcare plan in Canada outside Quebec. The Child Care B.C. Act—a program swiftly cancelled by the B.C. Liberal Party— capped fees at $14 a day. Maximum fees for full-time care would have been just $290.50 a month.

What a difference eight years make.

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